Shin Bet Offers Palestinian Journalist ‘Gitmo Treatment’ Mideast Peace Shin Bet Offers Palestinian Journalist ‘Gitmo Treatment’ Richard Silverstein June 30, 2008 Mohammed Omer, Gaza photojournalist roughed up by Shin Bet If you’re an award-winning Gaza journalist, the Shin... Read More Read more about Shin Bet Offers Palestinian Journalist ‘Gitmo Treatment’
Burner Warned Off J Street Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Burner Warned Off J Street Richard Silverstein June 30, 2008 Matt Stoller at Open Left reports that Seattle area Congressional candidate Darcy Burner told him that she... Read More Read more about Burner Warned Off J Street
Laura Rozen’s Iran MoJo Convo: Will Bush or Olmert Drop the Big One? Mideast Peace Politics & Society Laura Rozen’s Iran MoJo Convo: Will Bush or Olmert Drop the Big One? Richard Silverstein June 29, 2008 Do you wake up in a cold sweat at night wondering whether George Bush or Ehud Olmert... Read More Read more about Laura Rozen’s Iran MoJo Convo: Will Bush or Olmert Drop the Big One?
Malcolm Hoenlein to Iranians: ‘We Come in Peace, Earthlings’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Malcolm Hoenlein to Iranians: ‘We Come in Peace, Earthlings’ Richard Silverstein June 27, 2008 Malcolm Hoenlein delivered a strange video address to the people of Iran recently which you’ll find on... Read More Read more about Malcolm Hoenlein to Iranians: ‘We Come in Peace, Earthlings’
Tikun Olam Changes Themes Military-Tech-Security Tikun Olam Changes Themes Richard Silverstein June 26, 2008 Yesterday, with the invaluable help of Jonathan of Digital Toast, I changed this blog’s WordPress theme. I’ve... Read More Read more about Tikun Olam Changes Themes
UNICEF Refuses Leviev Money, Foxman Accuses UN Group of Supporting Boycott Mideast Peace UNICEF Refuses Leviev Money, Foxman Accuses UN Group of Supporting Boycott Richard Silverstein June 26, 2008 I’ve been following Adalah’s energetic, months-long campaign against Russo-Israeli diamond baron Lev Leviev with great interest. Not... Read More Read more about UNICEF Refuses Leviev Money, Foxman Accuses UN Group of Supporting Boycott
Sheldon Adelson: ‘Crazy Jewish Billionaire’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Sheldon Adelson: ‘Crazy Jewish Billionaire’ Richard Silverstein June 25, 2008 No, I didn’t say it. George Bush did. There is this and much more in Connie Bruck’s... Read More Read more about Sheldon Adelson: ‘Crazy Jewish Billionaire’
J Street Condemns Silence of Israel Lobby in Face of Peace Prospects Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society J Street Condemns Silence of Israel Lobby in Face of Peace Prospects Richard Silverstein June 24, 2008 J Street’s first major New York Times ad tweaks the Israel lobby for turning its back on... Read More Read more about J Street Condemns Silence of Israel Lobby in Face of Peace Prospects
Israel’s ‘Rehearsal’ for Iran Attack Angers El Baradei Mideast Peace Israel’s ‘Rehearsal’ for Iran Attack Angers El Baradei Richard Silverstein June 23, 2008 El Baradei: “I wasn’t invited to the dress rehearsal.” IAF general (handing an invitation): “Come to the... Read More Read more about Israel’s ‘Rehearsal’ for Iran Attack Angers El Baradei
McCain: No Habeas for Osama, ‘He Will Be Executed’ Mideast Peace Politics & Society McCain: No Habeas for Osama, ‘He Will Be Executed’ Richard Silverstein June 22, 2008 John McCain is trying to paint Barack Obama into a corner regarding the question of whether Osama... Read More Read more about McCain: No Habeas for Osama, ‘He Will Be Executed’
Spertus: Who’s Afraid of Big, Bad Political Art? Mideast Peace Politics & Society Spertus: Who’s Afraid of Big, Bad Political Art? Richard Silverstein June 22, 2008 Shirley Shor’s Landslide: too dangerous for Chicago Jews The abrupt cancellation of the Spertus Museum’s show, Imaginary... Read More Read more about Spertus: Who’s Afraid of Big, Bad Political Art?
Chicago Jewish Museum Cancels Israel Exhibit, Federation Presidents Calls it ‘Anti-Israel’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society The Arts Chicago Jewish Museum Cancels Israel Exhibit, Federation Presidents Calls it ‘Anti-Israel’ Richard Silverstein June 21, 2008 The ‘anti-Israel’ Israeli art exhibit The Chicago Jewish community appears very touchy about anything remotely critical of... Read More Read more about Chicago Jewish Museum Cancels Israel Exhibit, Federation Presidents Calls it ‘Anti-Israel’